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the obama administration is encouraging more states to adopt them, but as nbc's rehema ellis shows us, some educators say charter schools are not worth their weight in results. >> noble academy charter school in euclid, ohio, has 240 students, a waiting list and 100% of its students have passed the state's reading test. >> i can say it is mostly from the help of the teachers and the support of the parents. >> reporter: charter schools are public schools that are federally funded but privately run. 5,000 charter schools operate in 39 states and washington, d.c., serving more than 1.5 million students and 300,000 more are on waiting lists. >> it is that partnership between parents and teachers in the community to come together in an area where maybe traditional public education has failed. >> reporter: but another 11 states don't allow charters at all. opponents of charter schools say taxpayer money should be used to fix traditional public schools rather than creating charter schools which have less federal oversight and often require students to win a lottery to attend. diane ravage, t
the obama administration is encouraging more states to adopt them, but as nbc's rehema ellis shows us, some educators say charter schools are not worth their weight in results. >> noble academy charter school in euclid, ohio, has 240 students, a waiting list and 100% of its students have passed the state's reading test. >> i can say it is mostly from the help of the teachers and the support of the parents. >> reporter: charter schools are public schools that are federally...
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don't get too used to it, if anything this year has proven, once you get used to something it's going to change and a cool change is coming our way. a significant temperature drop in the next few days, rob is swreho to show what to expect. hey, rob. >>> this summer, it seems like we've only had five or six hot days and today was one of them. san jose, 92 degrees. it is scorching around the south bay. look at the humidity, way down and bone dry, 13%. as we head north, winds are picking off and we're cooling off at 83 degrees. san francisco, the sea breeze is cranking up. you can see 79 degrees and northwest wind at 17 miles an hour an the fog that's moving up around slee pass in area. the low to the north will drop the temperatures big-time and may toss drizzle our way. we'll have a look at the rapid changes coming your way in a few minutes. tom? >>> thank you, for california law enforcement this labor day has been busier than last. too many people are drinking and driving. as of this morning, california officers had made 990 arrests for driving under the influence. that's 67 more than
don't get too used to it, if anything this year has proven, once you get used to something it's going to change and a cool change is coming our way. a significant temperature drop in the next few days, rob is swreho to show what to expect. hey, rob. >>> this summer, it seems like we've only had five or six hot days and today was one of them. san jose, 92 degrees. it is scorching around the south bay. look at the humidity, way down and bone dry, 13%. as we head north, winds are picking...
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entire bay area to come out and join us. it's a wonderful little downtown. we have it right in the heart of downtown. we have probably a dozen world class restaurants within the festival that you can try, but of course we'll have the food on the free as well. >> all right. it's saturday and sunday. what are the hours? is it morning to evening? >> saturday we start at 10:00, go to 7:00 and sunday 10:00 to 6:00. i know you're going to talk about showers. but even when it rains, we pour here at the lafayette art and wine festival. >> you are a man in the know. people don't want to face the traffic, they can take b.a.r.t. is that correct? >> b.a.r.t. is a great way of getting here. the b.a.r.t. station in lafayette is literally a blook away. >> perfect. thanks a lot, jay. we appreciate you coming out. we'll enjoy a taste of the lafayette festival as we head throughout the show. let's look at our weather graphics heading throughout tonight and beyond. what you'll notice on the weather headlines is we're going to see some fog cont
entire bay area to come out and join us. it's a wonderful little downtown. we have it right in the heart of downtown. we have probably a dozen world class restaurants within the festival that you can try, but of course we'll have the food on the free as well. >> all right. it's saturday and sunday. what are the hours? is it morning to evening? >> saturday we start at 10:00, go to 7:00 and sunday 10:00 to 6:00. i know you're going to talk about showers. but even when it rains, we...
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home used to be. it's now considered green tagged. there are some green tagged homes that are still standing, but you won't be able to get into them and there are some that are just gone. now, we were at a meeting today where the city was finally trying to give people information on what will happen from here. >> the luckiest guy from san bruno. >> reporter: that's how fred nesbitt introduces himself now. he hadn't felt lucky about his house for a long time but that changed thursday evening when the explosion blasted much of his neighborhood. >> luckily we weren't in it because, like i mentioned before, we were foreclosed upon three weeks ago. so my whole family was spared. >> reporter: his former home is one of 49 red-tagged structures. only a few are still standing but uninhabitable. >> these people have lost everything, everything. we're trying very hard as fast as we can with the assistance of a number of oerkrganizations an get them back and rebuild this neighborhood. >> reporter: they met to try to explain what happens next. the
home used to be. it's now considered green tagged. there are some green tagged homes that are still standing, but you won't be able to get into them and there are some that are just gone. now, we were at a meeting today where the city was finally trying to give people information on what will happen from here. >> the luckiest guy from san bruno. >> reporter: that's how fred nesbitt introduces himself now. he hadn't felt lucky about his house for a long time but that changed thursday...
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nbc bay area's tracey grant tells us more about what happened. tracey? >> reporter: police advised us not to hang around that part of seminary avenue longer than necessary. they said there's a lot of drug activity over there, and shootings in that area aren't unusual. now, despite repeated signs of danger, this family remained in their home. and now the 6-year-old girl is paying the price for that decision. >> everybody was sleeping. like all of a sudden gunshots were in the house. >> reporter: in the light of day, you can see evidence of the multiple rounds of gunfire that sprayed this east oakland home around 2:00 a.m. nowhere is the damage more obvious than here in this bedroom. the walls are riddled with bullet holes. some are just inches above the bed where the 6-year-old was sleeping with her mom. the shots woke karen and she found her mother crying hysterically and holding the little girl in her arms covered in blood. >> it was like horrible to see my little sister crying. she was saying her arm was hurting. >> reporter: the 6-year-old had been sh
nbc bay area's tracey grant tells us more about what happened. tracey? >> reporter: police advised us not to hang around that part of seminary avenue longer than necessary. they said there's a lot of drug activity over there, and shootings in that area aren't unusual. now, despite repeated signs of danger, this family remained in their home. and now the 6-year-old girl is paying the price for that decision. >> everybody was sleeping. like all of a sudden gunshots were in the house....
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stay with us for continuing coverage on this story. and you can find out the latest updates on our website, n nbcbayarea.com. >>> we are in the oven, are we not? let's check in with jeff ranieri to find out what's coming next, jeff? >> we're looking at warm weather, and then eventually some unseasonably cool weather for part of your labor day weekend. let's get a look at the heat right now outside. we're near some records for our inland spots. 101 in livermore, 94 in san jose, 96 in sunnyvale. plenty of heat in the north bay as well with temperatures to 90 and near 100. sunnyvale at 98 and los gatos coming in at 98 degrees. high pressure has been keeping this heat with ush the last 36 hours. we're going to focus on the cooling happening in the pacific. that's going to durp temperatures down over the labor day weekend. we'll see slight differences as we go toward tonight. generally mild at 11:00 p.m., mid to upper 60s. then 6:00 a.m., a little bit aa er costart, with mid and upper 60s as the fog will be returning to the bay area. it wil
stay with us for continuing coverage on this story. and you can find out the latest updates on our website, n nbcbayarea.com. >>> we are in the oven, are we not? let's check in with jeff ranieri to find out what's coming next, jeff? >> we're looking at warm weather, and then eventually some unseasonably cool weather for part of your labor day weekend. let's get a look at the heat right now outside. we're near some records for our inland spots. 101 in livermore, 94 in san jose, 96...